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==Canada’s new anti-spam law starts July 1, 2014==
'''Consent is required'''—a key section of the new law requires senders of commercial emails and text messages to have the consent of the person they’re sending the message to(the recipient). The law also prohibits installation of computer programs and collection of electronic addresses without consent, as well as false and misleading representations.
'''Consent requirement is phased in'''—the law has two Two types of consent: ''': [http://fightspam.gc.ca/eic/site/030.nsf/eng/00304.html#q1 express''' and '''implied''']. There is implied consent for 36 months after the law starts—if if there is already a relationship between the sender and recipient of a commercial message. But the recipient It lasts for 2 years. Recipients can cancel this implied consent any time. During these 36 months, senders Senders of commercial messages can ask recipients for express consent so they can continue sending (the recipient agrees to receive messages) to send commercial messages. It does not expire. Senders of commercial messages must keep records to those recipients after show they obtained the 36 monthsrecipient’s consent. The Canadian government’s anti-spam [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/internet/infograph.htm website compares implied and express consent in detail].
'''Senders must identify themselves and let recipients unsubscribe'''—in addition to getting consent from recipients, senders of commercial messages must identify themselves and include an unsubscribe option in the message so recipients can stop receiving messages.
[http://fightspam.gc.ca/eic/site/030.nsf/eng/h_00039.html Three federal government agencies will enforce the law]: the [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/home-accueil.htm CRTC], the [http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/home Competition Bureau], and the [https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/ Office of the Privacy Commissionerof Canada].
Details on the new law are available on the [http://fightspam.gc.ca/eic/site/030.nsf/eng/home Canadian government’s anti-spam website].
[updated May 2016June 2017]